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Let's Write a Digital Bill of Rights

When Edward Snowden leaked information about the U.S. government's widespread mass surveillance programs, we learned just how vulnerable our personal information might be. We're living in an era where digital boundaries don't exist and governments can gain extensive access to user data without our knowledge.

In the face of these revelations, this is the moment when we must stand up and establish a Digital Bill of Rights.

We're creating a document to highlight the digital freedoms and protections that we feel each user should be guaranteed as a citizen of the Internet, and we want your help. Below is a draft of the Digital Bill of Rights that we have crowdsourced through our social media community.

Now we're asking you, our readers, to add your thoughts. You can contribute either in the comments below or by visiting this collaborative Google Doc and commenting directly. We'll be modifying this document based on your feedback, and if you have additional contributions to this Digital Bill of Rights, we may include those as well.

Together, we will create a Digital Bill of Rights for the Internet, by the Internet.

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